So I consider the corner of social media I kick about in to be at least 90% liberal. Lately however, I have seen grumblings about petitions and graphic pictures of horrors from around the world; these complaints and condescending comments have become more common since the refugee crisis has been getting more coverage.

The message within the status’ (so far as I can see, please correct me if I’m wrong) is:
1 they are upsetting
2 they change nothing
3 they are irritating
…and here’s where I take issue

They are upsetting:
1. They are supposed to be
If you fail to feel a twinge of sadness when you see a dead three year old, bloated and alone you sir/madam are a sociopath, go to B&Q and buy yourself a claw hammer and start on your path of serial killing now.
2. Too graphic? For who?
We live in a culture where we watch films of people murdering each other for fun! We play first person shooter games for entertainment: The more realistic the better. How many people reading this have seen a dead body washed to shore in real life? So how comes we all knew what had happened just from looking at the picture? Because we’ve seen it before in films/TV programmes, were getting desensitised, and this makes us feel guilty. I’m not trying to act holier right now; I love Scorsese & Tarantino as much as the next person! But we have to admit to ourselves that these pictures aren’t as graphic as what we choose to watch/look at for entertainment.

They change nothing:
1. What’s the alternative?
I challenge you to try and get a message to Cameron. If you approach him in real life you’re taken down immediately and probably arrested. Twitter? Yea because that’s genuinely his personal twitter account, no pr stunt there. Arrange a meet and greet? You’ll leave a message on a machine and never get a call back, that’s the truth of it. But let’s say that by some miracle you are THE CHOSEN ONE and manage to hurdle all that red or tape… Do you think he would listen? Care? Give you an honest response? What would he care about a parent loosing a child? He left his in the pub remember? Do you have any idea what we look like to Cameron? We are practically beggars to him. Hence the contempt he shows us with every new policy.
Better still try and get your voice heard through the press, try to get on the news. If you don’t have a certain level of celebrity (enough to boost their ratings) you’re not getting on, if you don’t have money (to donate to a multi million corporation) you’re not getting on. Maybe try and go on big brother, get through the auditions by mentioning that you are crazy, a real live wire, will probably have sex with everyone in the house and you don’t back down from an argument – only then are you getting on TV but they’ll edit a political rant out to make time for shots of the porn star in a bikini to boost their ratings.
2. Raising awareness. Could we do less?
One of my favourite comedians: Doug Stanhope, once asked that very question and it made me cackle. There is only one thing you can do less, and that is doing nothing. And I’m not doing that. People read facebook in the way they used to read the morning paper, you flick through, read your favourite comic strip, the gossip page, and occasionally you will see a headline worth discussing.
If there is one noble use for facebook! If were not using it to arrange a real social occasion or brighten each others day with something funny/cool/interesting /cute we’ve seen then its just shameless self promotion and again in not above this behaviour, I attempt to look good in a photo hoping for a possible profile pic, trying to look attractive. But I could be using the time I spend on that to raise awareness about things that actually matter
finally, I want to address those who say these feeble attempts get us nowhere, that’s been proven wrong this week as Cameron changed his stance from his quote “I don’t think there is an answer that can be achieved simply by taking more and more refugees” to the headline “prime minister vows UK will take thousands of people currently in un refugee camps on Syrian border”. Now why such a huge change in attitude, was it a change of heart? Of course not, and your naive if you believe he ever makes a decision based on heartfelt feelings. The reason he had changed his mind is that every so often he will have an appointment with someone called a ‘public relations’ officer or ‘public opinion’ administrator..something like that. And this person has informed him of the petitions and general chatter on social media and will have deduced that Cameron’s approval rating will drop even lower I he doesn’t stop acting like a robot.

If you believe your statements may have been the cause of this rant I assure you it was no one in particular. I don’t want to shame, embarrass or patronise anyone however if anyone reads this and thinks I am then clearly you don’t know me and its time to unfriend me

]]>https://themsjamesshow.wordpress.com/2015/09/04/is-there-room-for-politics-on-facebook/feed/0themsjamespurerageMy Pridehttps://themsjamesshow.wordpress.com/2015/08/26/my-pride/
https://themsjamesshow.wordpress.com/2015/08/26/my-pride/#respondWed, 26 Aug 2015 09:36:36 +0000http://themsjamesshow.wordpress.com/?p=87Continue reading My Pride→]]>To be reserved for qualities you have earned
Not random tokens assigned at birth.
I am not PROUD to be British, i fail to see the value of the smudged label.
I am PROUD that I am enlightened and realise nationality is a tool used to divide us all.
I am not PROUD that I was born female, this was a genetic coin flip.
I am PROUD of my choices in life, the ones I feel have made me a good woman.
I am not PROUD of my hereditary intelligence,
I am PROUD of how I use it to gain wisdom and leap across the camouflaged quicksand.
I am not PROUD of the chemical imbalances in my brain,
I am PROUD to have lived through the dark grey haze and stake it with a rainbow ice pick.
]]>https://themsjamesshow.wordpress.com/2015/08/26/my-pride/feed/0themsjamespittedhttps://themsjamesshow.wordpress.com/2015/08/25/pitted/
https://themsjamesshow.wordpress.com/2015/08/25/pitted/#respondTue, 25 Aug 2015 10:01:50 +0000http://themsjamesshow.wordpress.com/?p=77Continue reading pitted→]]>Pit us against one another,
Tack my image beside hers to distance our souls
Take a red Biro and mark our skin like a squared work book

Do not mention the weight of her spirit
Who would care about something so important?

Pit us against one another,
Money well spent to set the standard
Set it higher, out of our reach, maybe we can reach it in heels.

Pit us against one another,
Define our goals before we develop,
Point us to the princess pedestal

Together we grow, divided we shrink.
Hollowed by competition.

]]>https://themsjamesshow.wordpress.com/2015/08/25/pitted/feed/0themsjamesTime For A Change In Attitudehttps://themsjamesshow.wordpress.com/2015/07/31/time-for-a-change-in-attitude/
https://themsjamesshow.wordpress.com/2015/07/31/time-for-a-change-in-attitude/#respondFri, 31 Jul 2015 18:32:55 +0000http://themsjamesshow.wordpress.com/?p=78Continue reading Time For A Change In Attitude→]]>One year on WordPress, here’s where I’m at.

Its time for some personal improvement of the mind, body & soul.

Mind

Watch more Ted X & documentaries

Ted Talks might be the best thing that has ever happened, with their motto being ‘Ideas worth sharing’ its well worth checking out, they cover a wide variety of subjects all of which are helpful. This is a great way for me to evolve & improve, get great new ideas and try some of the hint’s & tips they suggest. I’ll try to map my progress on here.Read more

I need to spend less time TVing and more time reading, I also need to improve the quality of what I read: more classics & non-fiction.Write more

Enjoy more of the little things that make me happy/laughAll emotions to be encouraged

live in the moment, if I feel sad = be sad. Happy = be happy etc.More gigs & comedy

Need more of both, and download festival; of courseFair trade & organic

my diet should be as much of these as possiblebuy quality not quantity

instead of buying a lot of cheap and nasty rubbish buy the few quality things I need clothes/homeware etcstop staring at false beauty or preferred beauty

Stop following/being obsessed with beauty. Stop following people whose style I admire and staring at thousands of their selfies making me feel disappointed with myself. Stop admiring unrealistic beauty. Stop idolising people soley for their shells, admire talent/kindness/courage etc.

Dating

After years of social interaction I have realised that attraction grows with time and that everyone is attractive in their own way. Therefore dating should be in no way related to physical appearance, just coming to terms with that means my pool of potentials just multiplied!

Thrifty

coupons, freebies, loyalty cards etc. Also, don’t buy what I don’t HAVE to have. Spend less money on items and more money on making memories: gigs weekends away etc!

Hobbies

making toiletries/drinks from scratch, that sounds fun!

By no stretch of the imagination do I think I’ll be able to do this overnight but its a process I can start today!

]]>https://themsjamesshow.wordpress.com/2015/07/31/time-for-a-change-in-attitude/feed/0themsjamesThere Have So Been Books About Female Sexuality in the Past 35 Yearshttps://themsjamesshow.wordpress.com/2015/02/23/there-have-so-been-books-about-female-sexuality-in-the-past-35-years/
https://themsjamesshow.wordpress.com/2015/02/23/there-have-so-been-books-about-female-sexuality-in-the-past-35-years/#respondMon, 23 Feb 2015 16:14:38 +0000http://themsjamesshow.wordpress.com/2015/02/23/there-have-so-been-books-about-female-sexuality-in-the-past-35-years/90sWoman.com: In a recent piece in The Guardian, “Feminism in the 21st Century,” Zoe Williams claims that no one has talked seriously about female sexuality since the ’70s: “The last person to make any serious noise about female sexuality was Shere Hite; that was nearly 35 years ago.” This is a claim I…]]>

In a recent piece in The Guardian, “Feminism in the 21st Century,” Zoe Williams claims that no one has talked seriously about female sexuality since the ’70s: “The last person to make any serious noise about female sexuality was Shere Hite; that was nearly 35 years ago.”

This is a claim I see all the time, and it’s starting to make me feel like I’m delusional.

]]>https://themsjamesshow.wordpress.com/2015/02/23/there-have-so-been-books-about-female-sexuality-in-the-past-35-years/feed/0themsjamesIt’s Ok to Still Be Pissed: The Riot Grrrl Movement and Womanhoodhttps://themsjamesshow.wordpress.com/2015/02/23/its-ok-to-still-be-pissed-the-riot-grrrl-movement-and-womanhood/
https://themsjamesshow.wordpress.com/2015/02/23/its-ok-to-still-be-pissed-the-riot-grrrl-movement-and-womanhood/#respondMon, 23 Feb 2015 15:44:40 +0000http://themsjamesshow.wordpress.com/2015/02/23/its-ok-to-still-be-pissed-the-riot-grrrl-movement-and-womanhood/Garnet on Winter: Nestled here, between reviews of horror stories I will place this little opinion piece. Recently, I have found renewed personal vitality over rediscovering the Riot Grrrl movement. I am, in many ways, an ultimate child of the 90’s. While this movement slightly predated my full initiation into social awareness,…]]>

Nestled here, between reviews of horror stories I will place this little opinion piece.

Recently, I have found renewed personal vitality over rediscovering the Riot Grrrl movement. I am, in many ways, an ultimate child of the 90’s. While this movement slightly predated my full initiation into social awareness, is has been an important undercurrent of my development. There is a bit of the Riot Grrrl in the anti-establishment philosophies that surged (sometimes lazily bc everyone was high) in the 90’s. Riot Grrrl suggested for the first time that women should be pissed, an idea that rocked my world. The movement wasn’t only a medium for social change. It was unifying, supporting, and a damn good place for therapy.

It’s ok to be pissed.

I’m not saying spew hatred at your male loved-ones. But use it as the fuel that fires you into standing up.

]]>https://themsjamesshow.wordpress.com/2015/02/23/its-ok-to-still-be-pissed-the-riot-grrrl-movement-and-womanhood/feed/0themsjamesEDL accuse the BBC of not being racist enough.https://themsjamesshow.wordpress.com/2014/10/28/edl-accuse-the-bbc-of-not-being-racist-enough/
https://themsjamesshow.wordpress.com/2014/10/28/edl-accuse-the-bbc-of-not-being-racist-enough/#respondTue, 28 Oct 2014 14:22:54 +0000http://themsjamesshow.wordpress.com/?p=57Continue reading EDL accuse the BBC of not being racist enough.→]]>So I work five days a week, one of my days off is spent doing whatever I like. Yesterday I built a flat pack sideboard with drawers and everything! My second day off is spent planning a snarky post, analysing something I disagree with. I don’t have to look very far, to be honest I usually have a dozen posts from UKIP, BNP or EDL’s website to pick from.

Today I’m picking up on the latest post on the EDL, posted Sunday the 26th October 2014 at 7pm. About a headline from 2005 that suits their agenda this week.

On their website the date is blurred for no apparent reason however I have found the non censored original version of that picture:

Let’s take a good look at exactly what the article was saying. I have had difficulty finding the complete original article as it is almost ten years old however the nature of front page articles tends to make all its points in the headline of bold-print first sentence, knowing that most people won’t read past that anyway. So here’s what it was about: The BBC broadcasted an episode of Questions of security in which it was perceived the audience was made up largely of Muslims. This was therefore seen as giving bias to the Muslim community and failing “to offer a balanced view on the danger posed by Islamic extremists”. The BBC bosses “admitted they deliberately set out to give Muslims a louder voice in the debate” according to the article. I did a little research on this episode of QOS and found an article on the BBC’s own website which stated that only 15% of the audience were in fact Muslims, the reason people thought this figure was higher is because there were “Christian, Hindu, Sikh, African Caribbean, English, Irish, Kashmiri and Turkish” people in the audience, but the viewers simply looked at the colour of their skin and assumed they knew their beliefs…a reoccurring theme!

So here is what EDL had to say; now for the sake of time I’m not going to correct grammar. As per usual they will harp back to the First World War to get the patriotic pillocks frightened and angry:

Soon after war broke out in 1914, the British government realised that this new war would have many fronts. One of these fronts was public opinion – without the support of the people there was no way to win the war. This was the beginning of government-funded propaganda and in 1914, according to the records; the government spent £1,444 (about £100,000 by today’s values) on leaflets, posters, speeches and other media to promote their cause. The government, through its Ministry of Information, kept tight control of the press all through the first war, only reluctantly loosening its hold when it was forced to.

Right, they haven’t made a single worthwhile point yet so I have nothing to say yet.

During World War 2,

while the rest of the world was experiencing the questionable talents of Goebbels and Stalin controlling public opinion through direct manipulation of the press, the BBC’s power as a propaganda machine was polished to perfection. It has, for example, been only recently that some of the myths of those years have been exploded such as the myth of the nation binding together in the face of the enemy (while looting after air raids was extremely common and crime flourished).

Back before immigrants ran our country there were riots?!?!?! Really?!?!?! To give credit where it is due that is a new point that you have never admitted to before.

As a form of disclaimer we are about to step into the unpleasant world of media coverage, a complicated machine controlled by faceless people with money as their main priority. To quote a wonderful song “The press prays for whichever headline’s worse” we all know this is true. So always ask yourself what the motivation is behind press coverage, and the subsequent EDL coverage.

Skipping forward a number of years, under ITV and political pressure, the BBC was forced to accept that it was not able to both govern and regulate itself at the same time. The result was the formation of the BBC Trust to:

“… ensure that the BBC gives information about, and increases understanding of, the world through accurate and impartial news … “

Most people would have looked at this and seen it as a positive.

Since those days, unfortunately, BBC bias has become such an acknowledged fact that it is almost surprising when the press make such a fuss when it is publicly exposed. According to a 2013 report:

The 2013 report that the blogger goes on to quote is an article on the Mail Online. The article was prompted by the Lee Rigby murder, and its main point is that the coverage wasn’t anti-Islamic enough.

“it is ‘common practice’ for the BBC to give a platform to multiple pro-immigration spokesmen with no dissenting voices.”

“Between 1997 and 2013, of the hundreds of immigration news reports … in literally just a handful have anti-immigration voices not been outnumbered.”

Can’t they see that is a fair representation of the Britain they adore? Racists are often outnumbered. Also the Lee Rigby murder had nothing to do with immigration, the only reason the fascists latch on to this point is to promote the idea that if no Muslims were allowed in the UK, no mentally unstable people would behead people on the street.

“… [it] ‘downplays’ violence by Islamists while being happy to criticise Christianity and report on the activities of other violent extremists.”

None of these quotes are backed up with examples.

In an BBC Online article on ‘Migrant Myths’ published in 2002, the idea of the ‘scrounging, bogus asylum seeker’ was called a ‘misconception’ and opponents (including the EDL of course) of mass immigration were guilty of ‘racism, political opportunism, misinformation, media mischief-making and sheer cowardice’.

That is because these are facts that can be backed up with evidence.

As the researcher, Ed West, said: “… a feature like this – which presents only one side of the argument – is propaganda.”

To quote Jay Z “That’s the pot calling the kettle sneaky”.

Recalling another of the BBC’s charter statements:

“… [the BBC] Trust must, amongst other things, seek to ensure that the BBC: (a) reflects and strengthens cultural identities … (b) promotes awareness of different cultures and alternative viewpoints, through content that reflects the lives of different people and different communities within the UK. “

This is a great idea, shame it’s not being implemented in any way.

We have a few questions for the BBC. We have seen your coverage of immigrant communities. We have watched your programmes about Islamic religion, history and “culture”, we have watched you justify your EU subsidies by spreading your pro-EU viewpoints … but what about OUR cultural identity? What about OUR viewpoints? What about OUR lives and OUR communities within the UK?

Our cultural identity is represented by overpaid, morally bankrupted footballers. Our viewpoints are blurted out by people like Jeremy Clarkson. Our lives played out as endless sob stories on ‘talent’ shows. Our communities documented in TOWIE.

At a time when the Prime Minister, the Secretary for State and the Secretary for Education are all struggling to identify ‘British values’, we would have thought that the BBC would have jumped at the opportunity to contribute positively to defining what it means to be British. But the BBC are nowhere to be seen. The BBC have let the British down again.

I will name my firstborn ihatemuslims if you can concisely identify British values to me, or what you think they should be. I’ll give £10 to each member of the EDL who can write one A4 page of anything without racist remarks or spelling mistakes.

The BBC lied to us during the World Wars in the interests of protecting us from the enemy. The BBC lied to us all through the Cold War in the interests of protecting us from foreign ideologies. The BBC is lying to us now in the war against Islam, except that now the BBC is protecting the enemy and concealing the foreign ideology that is attempting to destroy us and our way of life.

Just so we’re clear, you’re ok with the first two though?

Before we wind up with heir last pointless quote I would like to say that anyone can apply to be on any show with the broadcasting regulations, and if you feel your far right leaders aren’t getting enough air time take it to the BBC trust. Which I doubt they’ve done, feeling they should be able to skip the queue for some reason. Even if they do all this, and publish the paperwork on their websites for us to view that is still no excuse to blame ethnic minorities, blame the rich white men who control the news.

As the great American writer Mark Twain wrote:

“There are laws to protect the freedom of the press’s speech, but none that are worth anything to protect the people from the press.”

He also wrote this: “The English are mentioned in the Bible. Blessed are the meek; for they shall inherit the earth.” So I think you better start acting a bit meeker my dear!

]]>https://themsjamesshow.wordpress.com/2014/10/28/edl-accuse-the-bbc-of-not-being-racist-enough/feed/0themsjamesAvrilDaily_Express_050804_page1a21BIGLEBwaitingduring-the-warJLawAwesomeTomHanksReallyAmyChildsgoodluck‘Streets Of Great Britian’ – Through the eyes of the BNPhttps://themsjamesshow.wordpress.com/2014/10/21/streets-of-great-britian-through-the-eyes-of-the-bnp/
https://themsjamesshow.wordpress.com/2014/10/21/streets-of-great-britian-through-the-eyes-of-the-bnp/#respondTue, 21 Oct 2014 17:47:06 +0000http://themsjamesshow.wordpress.com/?p=17Continue reading ‘Streets Of Great Britian’ – Through the eyes of the BNP→]]>If the BNP ever want to be taken seriously they should consider hiring someone to edit their propaganda a little better. Some will look at this and say, yes it’s terrible but it wasn’t made by the BNP party, I have now found the original on BNPtv here . Sometimes a raving liberal like me needs to search (albeit not that long) for stupid things the BNP have done but sometimes all I need to do is repost it. This video is the usual pile of steaming fear designed to make your average ill informed football hooligan run into the streets screaming like a banshee, wielding a hammer because he doesn’t want violence on the street of England…unless the psychopaths are beige…then its fine. Between the bizarre music, the strange choice of footage and laughable captions this is one of the strangest viewing experiences since George Galloway on Big Brother.

The video is described as “A thought-provoking look at what has been happening on British streets.” on the official BNP website. The description mentions our ‘once-peaceful towns and cities’, not too sure what week they are talking about. The soundtrack is provided by the unheard of Saga ‘and is a haunting reminder of what the future may hold for the people of Britain.’ By all means look up the lyrics in their entirety, they are hilariously dramatic, here are a few of my favorites, try to keep in mind the context. “Everything worth living for is gone” let’s hope the BNP take this literally, mass suicide style. “White man, fight the flight towards the grave”, that doesn’t sound racist at all. My favourite has to be “If this is the way my race ends I can’t bear to witness”, a little uncanny when you consider how many races have been exterminated by us. The only hope we have is that this depressing backing track might lead to a very different type of racist, one that just stands in his room, waiting to see something they hate so they can stick their head in the oven.

I still can’t work out if she is aware and/or proud of the use of her music on, but on her website (more specifically the ‘my story’) page she does speak of being influenced by musicians who voice their beliefs even when they are unpopular. A consummate professional she speaks of her first recording session: ‘Well some days later and with an essential amount of alcohol in my system I sung those songs’… she’s so cool! I have emailed her through her website for a statement and as yet have not had a response, I’m sure she’s really busy, yea she definitely is. Her Facebook page which was last used in 2012 says her hometown is Stockholm which does make me wonder if her social commentary has anything to do with British politics.

The images are (I’m guessing) there to connect the powerful lyrics of the world famous singer with the inspirational words flashing on the screen like something out of A Clockwork Orange. They are there to show us just how evil the other races who live in England truly are, and why they should all leave. Lets have a quick look at the context of the footage:

The Brixton Riots – 11th April 1981

Tension had been building in this area for some time and had been turning more sinister since the new cross house fire in January of that year. The final straw was the alleged lack of empathy when the police found a young black man named Michael Bailey who had been stabbed. It is very difficult to know exactly what happened however the story goes that a group of locals surrounded the officers and the boy and were underwhelmed by the officer’s lake of interest in getting the boy to a hospital and/or calling an ambulance. I believe this wholeheartedly as I can imagine when the locals started to gather they might have asked a question along the lines of “have you called an ambulance?” or “are you going to take this boy to hospital?” and if the answer to either of these had been “Yes, of course” then I can’t picture a riot breaking out. So this footage, to me, seems an odd choice when you are trying to convince the Caucasians that Black people are evil. All this footage shows is that the individuals in this footage were angry with the police…as many white people still are to this day.

Harrow – 11th September 2009

This started with a demonstration outside Harrow central mosque, organised by the English Defence League and Stop the Islamisation (I’m outright refusing to ‘add to dictionary’) of Europe. Elders at the mosque said the timing of the protests were particularly insensitive because it fell not just on the anniversary of the 11 September attacks, but also during Ramadan, a deeply spiritual month where Muslims fast from dawn until sunset. The violence which erupted in the early evening came in stark contrast to the peaceful mass protest earlier in the day before the anti-Islamic demonstrators had arrived. The masked youths protecting the mosque ignored pleas by a larger crowd of Muslims who urged them to keep the protests peaceful. The EDL were quick to bleat “We’ve become a minority in our own country” which is 87.1% white…so a little off.

Birmingham – 8th August 2009

This was a little over a month before the footage just shown. The conflicts began after backers of the English Defence League gathered outside Waterstone’s bookshop (what a strange setting) in a planned demonstration against militant Islam. So for a second time the EDL started it. The footage is largely made up of people talking…terrifying stuff.

Piccadilly – 10th October 2009

This riot mainly involved white people, the EDL & UAF. EDL supporters, who oppose “radical Islam” and Sharia law made Nazi salutes and sang patriotic songs, while UAF protesters maintained a non-stop anti-fascist chant. Less than 1% of people were injured, 10 to be exact, and 3 of these were bit by a police dog. This is the part of the video where the words ‘this is not a peaceful protest’ are wrote, on footage of bald white men walking about with their hands in their pockets looking the calmest I’ve ever seen anyone ever.

Luton – September 2009

A proposed EDL march in Luton in September 2009 was banned by the police, citing a threat to public safety. This footage is of a load of police who had to stand around Luton all day in case the EDL turned up, and a lot of young men either filming the police, or taking their pictures with them…those monsters!

Blackburn – 13th January 2009

This is footage from the Gaza Peace Protest, quite possibly the most peaceful protest of all time.

London – 16th August 2009

Approximately 100 Musharraf supporters marched the streets with ‘Freedom to Palestine’. Hardly a violent cull of white people is it?

Bradford – July 2001

On the nights of 8 and 9 July, groups of between thirty and a hundred white youths attacked police and Asian-owned businesses, in the Ravenscliffe and Holmewood areas. Well the footage does show some nutters beating up some white people, mainly retaliation I would guess.

Time to have a look at the breathtakingly beautiful, inspiring words that accompany the well chosen footage. Bit by bit:

‘They claim to be victims… victims of what?’

The British Crime Survey reveals that in 2004, 87,000 people from black or minority ethnic communities said they had been a victim of a racially motivated crime. They had suffered 49,000 violent attacks, with 4,000 being wounded.

‘They call us ‘filthykaffar”

Its dirty kuffar, kuffar meaning non believer, not really much of an insult to a bunch of atheists is it?

‘What is filthy about the British?’

‘The UAF protest with them, but the Islamists don’t need them any more…’Why should we suffer these insults on our streets?’

I know, because you have a reputation of being so very polite.

‘Britain’s eyes have opened, This is not peaceful protest, This is mob rule’

Actually it was a peaceful protest before you turned up.

‘Taking photos with the kuffar police’

‘they openly hate our democracy & way of life’

Its not very popular in the UK either

‘they want us out of Muslim lands’

Actually the Gaza peace protests were 50/50 on that

‘so there is one obvious solution’

This should be good

‘full withdrawal from Iraq & Afghanistan’

I agree…never thought I’d say that…

‘Subject to one condition’

‘that they leave ours’

Right. Where to start. Firstly they are those from Iraq & Afghanistan mentioned above, meaning a lot of the footage is no longer applicable to the video makers point. Secondly they are not the military, so surely only the military from Iraq and Afghanistan have to ‘leave ours’ to make it fair?

‘then they will not be victims anymore unless they have others motives’

Below the video it reads: Please read our posting guidelines before posting a comment. *IF YOU SEE A COMMENT THAT YOU THINK BREAKS THE GUIDELINES / RULES – PLEASE FLAG THE COMMENT* The posting guidelines are quite something.

The great thing about writing an article like this is that I know the pinheads I’m slagging of won’t read this…or cant.

I really love Affleck’s appearances on Bill Maher show, its always a healthy debate about how much of people’s reactions are just that, reactions, and how much is racism. I find Real Time With Bill Maher very entertaining in general, and even though I often disagree with the host, I do find him to be very intelligent, informed & articulate man who encourages debate about important issues, even if his views are slightly alarming. This latest video shows Ben finally losing his shit as the debate gets more heated than usual.

Before I go any further I will say that the original point Maher was making was more than fair. I’m paraphrasing, but he was saying that liberals (like me) can often be so anti-racism that they start making excuses for things that Muslims do, whilst damning Christians who do bad things – only supporting the liberal ideals when it suits them. I am guilty of this, I know I am and fully admit to it. The reason I often feel the need to do this is:
1. These people are born with nothing, least of all hope for a better future.
2. Their homeland is policed by westerners who have hijacked their land for decades because one Saudi Arabian man hatched a plan to hijack two planes.

Every time Ben is on that show (or I am having a political debate with someone) he feels the need to remind Bill (and therefore the viewers indirectly) that these extremists/fundam

entalists do not represent all the Muslims in those areas of the middle east who we are still condemning to this day. This point, to be fair, cannot be based on facts….not until a religious/dogmatic census is passed around all the Muslims to find out exactly what each individual believes. But if we just base the percentages on the amount of Christians who believe every word in the bible is fact then I think you’ll agree that is quite a low percentage.

A point which is often overlooked is that fundamentalist Muslims share many of the same views and fundamentalist Christians. At one point Maher says that the poor treatment of homosexuals and females cannot be spoken about without the speaker being accused of racism. This is true but the reason behind this is that no-one calls out Caucasian religions on the poor treatment of females & homosexuals. For example fundamentalist Christians – the way women are portrayed in the bible, the way females are not allowed to be promoted within the church and the way homosexuals are condemned in the bible.

Maher goes on to agree with the guest Sam Harris who says “Islam at the moment is the motherload of bad ideas” (by this I think he means Islam is where the worst quantity/quality of ideas originate) which I believe is the moment you can see Ben sitting back completely disgusted sighing “Jesus”. This statement could have been made un-arguable with the slightest of alterations. Had the man said “Islam at the moment is the most evil place in the world…after the U.K. & U.S.A. of course!” us bloody Muslim-loving liberals would have no argument. Seeing as we in the west have killed more than they ever could.

This is another point which really isn’t made enough. Between 2003-2011 4,486 U.S. Soldiers & 179 UK soldiers were killed. Those numbers do however include friendly fire – we know how

jumpy those armed Americans can be. No one knows for sure exactly how many Muslims have been murdered (because beige people are more important) but best guess is somewhere between 34,452 and 1,033,000. The lower number you see there is from a statement from the UN (but I’m sure that’s not why its the lowest figure reported, just a coincidence) however the average is around 120,000. Lets assume the highest numbers are those damn interfering liberals or human rights activists. Lets assume the UN are telling the truth, that still means we murder 7 Muslims for each 1 of our armed and trained soldiers that die, and we get all their oil for free! Ain’t it great being white!

The final point Ben makes is a brilliant one (again I’m paraphrasing) What is your solution? To condemn all Muslims?. If we choose to condemn one religion then under the heading of fairness we have to condemn them all…and then we become fascists who legislate what people can believe. What we need to do (in my humble opinion) is to stop defining individuals by their religion, colour, gender, sexuality etc and begin highlighting the mental state of these individuals who have such radical ideals. Hitler considered becoming a priest when he was a child, when he left home he made harsh pronouncements against the church, proving that ‘logical’ people who are not religious can still be radical and frightening. We single him out because he was a nutcase with awful ideas, and that is exactly how we should be labeling these violent psychopaths – without a religious label.

I’m not trying to pretend I’m holier than the politicians or those who condemn Muslims. But I have the good sense to know that, i have the power to do bugger all about any of what is happening in the world, or the racism that is infecting yet another generation. The one thing I can do however is use platforms like Facebook to rant about such things.

All it takes for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing
– and all that it takes for Racism to prevail is for Liberals not to comment.

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